April 13, 2024

102nd Auction

AFRICAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
Historically significant art works from Africa and the Pacific region in a Munich private collection closely connected with the Linden-Museum and Ludwig Bretschneider. Selected pieces from the collections of Werner Zintl (Part 2) and Alexander Kubetz (Part 2). First part of exquisite ceramics from the Moche and Nazca cultures coming from the estate of Klaus Kalz.

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Highlights

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Lot 20: Female figure "malagan"
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Lot 21: Magnificent "malagan" figure
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Lot 22: Kneeling female figure "malagan"
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Lot 23: Rare friction drum "livika" or "lunet"
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Lot 26: Club "u'u"
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Lot 35: Rare buffalo mask "nyati" ("nyatti" / "nyadi") of the "koso-isango" society
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Lot 37: Female caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona", "kikona", "lupona")
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Lot 50: Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD
Lot 59: Jaguar throne, ca. 500 to 1500 AD
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Lot 61: Stirrup vessel, Early Horizon, ca. 1400 to 800 BC
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Lot 67: Stirrup vessel: Fox Deity, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 500 AD
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Lot 70: Stirrup vessel with relief depiction: Warriors battling crabs, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 500 AD
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Lot 71: Stirrup vessel: Drummer, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 to 500 AD
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Lot 73: Anthropomorphic stirrup vessel, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 BC to 300 AD
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Lot 83: Bridge vessel with double spout, Early Intermediate Period, Middle Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 AD
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Lot 96: Vessel, Early Intermediate Period, Late Nazca, ca. 300 to 600 AD
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Lot 100: Samurai helmet "kabuto" , Edo period (1603-1868)
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Lot 140: Kneeling female figure
Lot 147: Maternité
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Lot 155: Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
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Lot 157: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
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Lot 161: Standing female figure
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Lot 183: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 214: Mask of a notable, late 19th / early 20th century
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Lot 220: Rare power figure "enok ateng"
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Lot 230: Squatting male figure
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Lot 251: Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with male-female couple
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Lot 269: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
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Lot 272: Anthropomorphic helmet mask "hemba"
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Lot 307: Rare anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 309: Standing female ancestor figure
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Lot 310: Stilt step "tapuva'e"
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Lot 311: Stilt step "tapuva'e"
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Lot 313: Prestige axe "gi okono" or "nbouet"

102nd Auction

Lot 104 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ota, probably workshop of Dadaolomo (d.1908)
Galerie Schwarz-Weiss (Gerd Stoll), Essen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 September 2006, Lot 247 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 105 : Helmet mask "oloko" ("Lord-of-the-farm") of the "epa" mask ensemble
Nigeria, Yoruba
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 September 2002, Lot 254 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 106 : Leopard headdress
Nigeria, Yoruba
Bert Garrebeek, Beersel, Belgium Almut Zintl-Wiegand, Worms, Germany
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 107 : Anthropomorphic face mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio-Anang
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2001, Lot 344 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 108 : Beautiful female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
Gabon, Punu
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 September 2001, Lot 534 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 109 : Mask "lukwakongo" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Hans Hess, Basel, Switzerland Toni Dähler, Basel, Switzerland Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 110 : Female face mask "kikashi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Henning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25. September 1999, Lot 466 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 112 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Barna von Sartory, Berlin, Germany Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 382 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 113 : Anthropo-zoomorphic helmet mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom) / Wum (Bafum)
Private Collection, Nice, France Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 June 2002, Lot 384 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 114 : Large "ntan" band or "ompe" band drum
Ghana, Akan / Fante
Rainer Berner, Berlin, Germany Christof Vonderau, Berlin, Germany Manfred-Michael Sackmann, Berlin, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 November 2012, Lot 200 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 115 : Anthropomorphic pendant
Mali, Djenne
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 116 : Anthropomorphic miniature figure
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Gimbala
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 117 : Rare ring-shaped object with anthropomorphic face
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Gimbala
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 118 : Mixed lot of six castings
Mali, Inland Niger Delta
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 119 : Figural pendant "bateba"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 120 : Figural pendant, Early Voltaic
Burkina Faso
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 121 : Figural pendant "bateba"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 122 : Three snake pendants
Burkina Faso
Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 123 : Ring with equestrian
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Marceau Rivière, Paris, France Wilfried Glar, Eschweiler, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 124 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
sold EUR 800
Lot 125 : Three zoomorphic goldweights: porcupine and two birds
Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 126 : Gold weight: leopard with bird
Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 127 : Gold weight: miniature mask with horns
Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 300
Lot 128 : Squatting female stone figure "pomdo" or "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, Kissi / Sapi
Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (around 2002) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 7 March 2020, Lot 21 Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 129 : Anthropomorphic staff
Sierra Leone, Mende / Vai
Private Collection, Great Britain
sold EUR 600
Lot 130 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowei" ("nòwo" / "sowei")
Sierra Leone, Mende
American Private Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 131 : Colon figure of an Askari
Guinea-Bissau, Bidjogo
American Private Collection
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 132 : Anthropomorphic head sculpture
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Djenne
Biedermann, Munich, Germany Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany (1982) Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 129
sold EUR 350
Lot 133 : Antelope headdress "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci wara"
Mali, Bamana
Raymond Peskens, Antwerp (1950s) Danny De Waele, Ghent, Belgium
sold EUR 900
Lot 134 : Antelope dance crest "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci-wara"
Mali, Bamana
not available anymore
Lot 135 : Zoomorphic headdress "sogoni koun" / "sogonikun"
Mali, Bamana
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 136 : Standing male figure
Mali, Bamana
German Collection
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 137 : Slit gong-rasp
Mali, Bamana
sold EUR 500
Lot 138 : Face mask with large female figure "satimbe"
Mali, Dogon
Kunst Kabinet, Noordeinde, The Hague, The Netherlands (1987) Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 139 : Kneeling female figure
Mali, Dogon
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 140 : Kneeling female figure
Mali, Soninke (Djennenke-Nononke)
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland
sold EUR 15,000
Lot 142 : Striking female figure
Burkina Faso, Bwa
German Private Collection Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 143 : Three-legged chair for men
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland
sold EUR 400
Lot 144 : Two amulet figurines
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany (1982) (a) Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (a&b) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 131 (a) & Lot 133 (b)
sold EUR 700
Lot 145 : Pair of figures "bateba thilkotina"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 146 : Maternité
Côte d'Ivoire, Atié, Agni/Anyi or Akye
French Collection
sold EUR 2,600
Lot 147 : Maternité
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 148 : Standing female figure "asie usu" or "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
La Reine Margot, Paris, France South German Private Collection
sold EUR 800
Lot 149 : Standing female figure "waka sran" or "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Canadian Private Collection
Price EUR 5,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 150 : Colon figure: young woman in green dress
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2011, Lot 195
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 151 : Face mask "kplekple yassoua" of the "goli" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
Constance McCormick Fearing (1926-2022) Collection, Montecito / Santa Barbara, USA
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 152 : Gong beater "lawle" ("lowre", "laouré")
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule
sold EUR 800
Lot 153 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, Bété
Thomas L. McNemar, Lexington, Virginia, USA
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 154 : Ceremonial ladle "wunkirmian" or "wakemia"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 March 2014, Lot 195
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 155 : Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Nyor, Uopie (ca. 1890-1950) or follower
Mathias Komor (1909-1984), New York City, USA (ca.1966) Dorothy and James Schram, Burlington, Iowa, USA, 1976 donated to: Iowa Wesleyan University Collection, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, USA (Deaccessioned by the above in 2023)
sold EUR 16,000